In an effort to help the local Presbyterian Day School raise money for a new playground, the Clarksdale Kiwanis Club presented school representatives with a $1,000 check during Thursday’s meeting at Stone Pony.

The Coahoma County Board of Supervisors will be appealing the Mississippi Supreme Court’s ruling issued earlier this month that would allow the city of Clarksdale to annex three areas currently in the county.

FRIARS POINT — The Friars Point Community Action Club planned a community march honoring Martin Luther King Day on Monday morning, but thanks to some last-minute preparation the day before, a much bigger celebration took place.

A new 200-bed residence hall for students and 10-unit housing complex for faculty, as well as a renovated dining hall at Coahoma Community College was part of a proposal made before the college's board of trustees on Monday, Jan. 14.

In an effort to help Lee Academy students with their growth as individuals, the school implemented a "habitudes program" from the company Growing Leaders based out of Atlanta into the curriculum beginning last week.

Lee Academy partnered with Planters Bank to make the program for students become a reality.